W40K -- Canopener 2020 -- Wargaming for Charity

Wargaming for Charity --- Canopener 2020

One of my all time favourite events in Wargaming is this tourney. Playing with miniature armies but at the same time doing something for the community and supporting the Auckland mission winter kitchens with donations is awesome! This event is steeped in history and goes back a couple of decades past my time at our local Club 'ACG Inc', here in Auckland NZ. Always good to see 40k scene doing their bit and showing off their generosity to the max. This year we raised just over 500 cans for the cause and would have raised more but we're limiting the size of our events due to Covid this year. Only smaller events till next year hits for our community.

The day consisted of 1000pt armies and 4 games of 1v1 using ITC scenarios. The crowd was full of new players and it was the last hurrah for 8th edition of 40k. 9th edition has hit the shelves and all that new plastic will have to wait till the next event. So with familiar 8th edition armies we saw a good mix of factions in the field, with Marines making up a majority. I took Tau for the day and the drones repulsed some serious amount of fire power incoming.

Congratulations to the winners and to the very closely fought final games. The Title was decided by 1pt on the scenario. Third place had also only lost by a couple of points when he faced off against the Champion. Well done Liam for being crowned the eventual Victor!! Many thanks to all the competitors who came to support the event. Without you guys we wouldn't have such a friendly and welcoming wargaming show. Keep he wargaming strong and tell all your friends what a great game this is.

Results.

	Player		Score
1	Liam H		4091	IH
2	Julien		3183	Ultra
3	James W		3181	DE
4	David H		3155	Tau
5	Warren R		3149	Marines
6	David M		2285	Eldar
7	Charlie		2270	IH
8	Dylan		2264	AM
9	Raymond		2260	Necrons
10	Phil		2247	Tau
11	Milton		2242.1
12	Jeff		2242
13	Hennie		2233
14	Luke		1745
15	Andrew		1742
16	Ben R		1360
17	Ronin		1334
18	Sam P		429
19	Marcel		412
20	Matt P		404
21	Jacob T		400.8
22	TJ		400.7
23	Daniel V		400.6
24	Tim L		400.5
25	Rich		400.4
26	Cody M		400.3
27	Ben L		400.2
28	Daniel C		400
	Best Paint		Milton
	Best Sport		Sam P
	Young Blood		Ronin

If you every are in Auckland, NZ. Come visit our humble club on the link Here.

Stacks of cans that will no doubt be put to good use in the Missions kitchen's.

 Bloodthirster chews through my Riptide easily.

Sam's impressive Looted knight.

Apocalypse 2020 - Pandemonium edition

Always time for one of my favourite formats of the game of 40k, Apocalypse. We do it oldskool here in Auckland for Apoc games and just use straight 8th ed rules. We've held almost 10 games in this way and have had no problems getting to turn 6+ before 5pm in the afternoon with a 9am start. This time out we held two tables of 5v5, with 3000pts each player, which makes a massive battle of 15,000pts vs 15000pts. Playing with endless reserves as a rule the battle kept rolling through out the day. Much enjoyment had by the score of peeps taking part.

We had a roomy venue and lots of different armies taking part for this mid year affair. The second Apoc game is usually held just before Xmas and will be 9th ed by the looks. The atmosphere was cool, calm and relaxed where you could just roll dice with careless abandon. Perfect for a day of games with good company. I'll just let the pictures speak for a superb day had by all.

Many thanks to the ACG Club guys for attending and special mention to Ben for most of the epic pics!

Prebattle coffee and a gnatter

The Ork waaagh was prolific

 The Xenos vs Imperium main table

Knights was the backbone of the massive battler

 Ultra marines added their firepower to the battle

 Tau vs Pandemonium table

The MVP's for each table

The Crew!

Exterminatus 2020 - W40k Doubles Results

Doubles W40k has become the staple of wargamers looking for a fun and action filled day of hobby down here in NZ. Exterminatus hosted 40 enthusiasts for 3 games of ITC scenarios over the course of a Sunday. The fact that modern busy lives means less time for hobby pursuits, makes a Oneday competition a pretty attractive option to roll your games out. Having 900pt armies with your doubles pair and running a full 1800pts together gives variety to the already full competitive 40k scene.

The tournament was run with the help of 'Spellbound games - Auckland' and 'Auckland City Guard Inc (ACG) - Auckland'. One a popular FLGS in Highland Park and the other a Non-profit Games group with Games meets on Tue, Wed and Sundays around the Auckland area (Parnell & Highland park). If you're just starting or a veteran of the games, go support them as they are helping your community grow games. Join in the fun and help build and make bigger the already thriving hobby.

With a good solid field of players we saw a varied field with Marines notably dotted around the landscape. Still great to see the spread of almost every codex represented in the field for a very picturesque assemble of the Warhammer universe. There were some notable popular choices and Iron Father Feirros was at the forefront of many armies.

Here is the results.

Congratulations to the winners and all those attendees that made it a memorable hobby day for all!!

		Team Name			Score		Army
1		Wang Bros			60.1		IH/IH
2		Team 3 of 20			60		IH/IH
3		Your Turn			51		IH/Tyranids
4		Something Witty			49.3
5		Pity Points			49.2
6		12 cents in the bank			49.1
7		Cole Train			49
8		Flesh and Iron			47
9		Sleep Deprived			46
10		Uneasy Alliance			44
11		Pox PoxWalkers			43
12		Chaos Eldar			40
13		10mins late boss			39
14		Big Daddy			38
15		It was only a kiss			37
16		The Greatest Good			36
17		Winky Dinky Dog			35.1
18		Damiens Team			35
19		Dan & Ryan			29
20		Elfstar			24
		Best Paint		Michael S
		Best Sport		Something Witty		Charlie & Ian

Best Painted - Tyranids

Notable - Iron Hands

A great day of hobby had by all. Great atmosphere in the room and all credit to the attendees for putting on the friendly show of our hobby. You guys represented our group superbly and the many spectators who saw the impressive show will surely join our growing ranks of hobbyists.

Don't forget to stay tuned and come and support our events in the future.

Follow the link here to the ACG Club's facebook page Here.

A massive thank you to our Sponsors, without whom we'd be hard pressed to put on the show. Go support them and show them that we're there to support them too.

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